Uncontrolled search path in SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-427.
Summary
SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE) - version 16.0, installation makes an entry in the system PATH environment variable in Windows platform which, under certain conditions, allows a Standard User to execute malicious Windows binaries which may lead to privilege escalation on the local system. The issue is with the ASE installer and does not impact other ASE binaries.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAP | SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise | 16.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise VendorSAP Affected 16.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-22528
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fh7g-p43j-mxhc
References
More SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise vulnerabilities
- TI-2020-05099 Code injection in SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2020-05097 SQL injection in SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2022-13519 Missing authorization in SAP Financial Consolidation CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2018-01848 Under certain conditions SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE), versions 15.7 and 16.0… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2018-01847 Under certain conditions the backup server in SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE)… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2020-05147 Sensitive information in log files in SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2022-22528 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-22528 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fh7g-p43j-mxhc · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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